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by Deborah Farmer on January 18, 2012 in Economy, Ethics, Events, Florida Realtors, Issues, Links, Local Real Estate, Media, Mental Health, MLS, NAR, Psychology, Remodeling, Decorating, Construction, Technology, Uncategorized, United States Government with 2 Comments

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Can we fix this? Wells Fargo ~ 80 is the new 65

by TampaRENews on November 20, 2011 in Psychology, Uncategorized with Comments Off

From: MoneyNews

The age of 80 has become the new 65. The magic retirement age, long considered to be at 65, has become irrelevant thanks to rising healthcare costs, mortgage obligations and other debts.

About a quarter of middle class Americans — earning $25,000 and $99,000 a year — see 80 as a good age to shoot for when it comes to retirement, a Wells Fargo study shows.

The rising costs of living, longer life spans and difficulties saving enough to retire are prompting many to write off calling work quits at 65.

Plus more Americans recognize they’ll need to save more when they do clock out for the last time. Continue reading →

Real Estate Gender Gap …

by TampaRENews on October 22, 2011 in Issues, Links, Psychology with Comments Off

According to Trulia – Men list more houses but Women list pricier homes.  Click here for Inman article.

Trulia analyzes list prices, total listings among real estate agents registered at site

By Inman News, Monday, October 17, 2011.

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On average, male real estate agents list more homes than women do, while the homes women list have higher asking prices, according to a study by real estate search and marketing site Trulia.

In its research, Trulia first separated the more than 100,000 real estate professionals with profiles on its site by gender, using a “Name Genderizer” tool to categorize whether the names are most likely male or female.

Then, in a one-day snapshot on Oct. 1, the site examined the total number of male agents compared to female agents, and which gender had listed more homes for sale and which listed more expensive homes, on average, since joining Trulia. The site did not control for when agents joined the site, “since there’s no systematic differences between when men and women create a Trulia profile,” Trulia said.  Read full article.

10 Surprising Clues You’ll Live to 100

by Deborah Farmer on October 20, 2011 in Issues, Links, Mental Health, Psychology with Comments Off

Emotion influences health, which influences aging.

Some studies have shown that an upbeat attitude about aging adds years. But long-term studies conducted at the Stanford Longevity Center show that emotions, more than attitudes, may be the biologic mechanism at work, says Laura Carstensen, the center’s director.

“What’s the mechanism at work here? Feeling upbeat about your life means you experience less stress, which in turn affects cortisol levels, which can affect health,” she says. Stanford researchers periodically assess 19 different emotions in subjects randomly polled over 1 week at 5-year intervals. Having more positive emotions than negative ones is associated with living longer.

Carstensen is a firm believer that while “slow agers” clearly exist, there’s more to their stories than lucky genes. “There’s mounting evidence that genes play a role in longevity, but genes play a role in almost everything,” she says. “They don’t express themselves in vacuums — there are very complex interactions between genes and lifestyle.” So all that advice on how to live to 100? Can’t hurt to heed it.

Paula Spencer Scott, Caring.com          Tuesday, October 18, 2011

 

The Surprising Secret to Happiness

by Deborah Farmer on September 13, 2011 in Local Real Estate, Psychology with Comments Off

By Stacey Colino for Live Right Live Well

 What’s the secret to happiness? Would you believe it may be as simple as paying more attention to what you’re doing? New research from Harvard University shows that people who are focused on the present moment and fully engaged in what they’re doing at any given time are more likely to be happy than people who are distracted from the task or activity at hand.

In the study, researchers used a smartphone app to ping 2,250 adults at random times during the day. Each time the participants were pinged, they took note of what they were doing and how they were feeling at that moment. They also noted whether they were thinking about something other than what they were doing, and if so, whether their thoughts were positive, negative or neutral. What the researchers found: People’s minds wander during nearly 47 percent of their waking hours — and people reported they were less happy when their minds were wandering than when they weren’t.

“We still don’t know exactly why mind-wandering is associated with diminished happiness,” says study co-author Daniel Gilbert, who has a doctorate in social psychology and is a professor of psychology at Harvard University. “Even when the mind wanders to a positive topic — an upcoming vacation or a recent wedding — people are no happier than Continue reading →